hmm, still no luck. The problem is not that the cookie in in memory, the problem is that its still on the hard drive. for example: User Logs On, User Logs off = cookie still on hd (even if you close the browser) example2: User restarts browser, User does not log on (cookie info still on hd), User logs off = works fine. any ideas? ----- Original Message ----- From: scott [gts] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: php <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:39 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] Wierd cookie behiavor > if you dont specify an expiration time, the cookie > will hang around in memory until the browser is > closed... even if it's an empty cookie. (AFAIK) > > if you really want it deleted, when the user "logs out" > setcookie("membership", "", time()-1); > > that'll set the expire time to one second in the past, > which (in theory :) will delete the cookie ASAP. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: david jarvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:38 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP] Wierd cookie behiavor > > > > > > I have a logout page that sends this cookie > > > > setcookie("membership") > > > > So that "membership" shoud be empty. However, if you login so that the > > cookie membership is created, and then try to logout without restarting > > the browser, it wont delete the cookie. But if you restart the browser > > and try to logout, it will work fine > > > > any ideas? > > > > -David